My daughter Anna, just woke up with night terrors. I went in to comfort her and as I held her I began to pray. Lord give Anna peace. Comfort Anna and be with her. As I held my daughter it hit home, that I was Gods answer to my own prayer. The night terror has passed and she is now fast asleep.
The simplicity of it hit me as I held my daughter. I am an answer to prayer. We all are when we serve, love and comfort others.
I had a friend who was in a major wreck two years ago and had humongous medical bills, and was out of work for months. Last year he won a insurance settlement that (while not exorbitant) took care of the bills and will provide for him until he is back on his feet. When he went to see his mother recently she questioned his calling and asked why didnt God provide for him. True, the insurance company isnt God, but the provision it provided did meet his needs.
So did God make the insurance company pay up? Were they going to do it anyway? Would this have happened the exact same way if he wasnt a Christian and hadnt asked God to help?
I guess people answer that many different ways, and I honestly dont know which one is the correct answer, but I will gladly fault on the side of giving God too much credit, rather than not enough.
Other people, myself included, have questioned why so many bad things happen in this world if there is a loving God. Some even dismiss the idea of a good God because evil exist.
Tonight as I held my daughter, I knew that God existed and that He provided a means for my precious Anna to be comforted, protected and given peace. He had given her a dad.
It seems the people that sin (i.e. premarital sex) and then run from the consequences of that sin (children) are the same type of people who question why bad things happen. Dude, look in the mirror.
In life, youre either part of the answer or youre part of the problem.
I personally would rather be an answer to prayer, then a reason people pray.
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